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A horror book for under 10 years old Chapter 1 Tim’s legs tickled as the ceiling fan threw air around the room. “You must be careful.” It was their first night out alone on a hunt. Tim’s little brother’s feet kept slipping. “Why did we need to come this way?” It was the route that…
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Genesis 4:7 – Says, “If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” How do we understand these sin metaphors? Driving to Bible study this morning and listening to J…
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Physics is broken in relationships. The truth and the word abide by no rules. They are inherently the rules themselves. Proverbs 25:15 says, “with patience a ruler MAY be persuaded and a soft tongue will break bone.” In the physical world, soft things do generally not break hard things, but there are a few instances…
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I recently sent a video to a couple of men. The response was different from what I had expected. “They use big words.” I had planned to respond in a not-so-good way, but it wouldn’t have been appropriate. However, I would like to remember some things from the video, so I will post my thoughts…
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John 5:1-9 Get Up and Walk Interestingly, my writing through John had me at the story of the invalid. Reading and writing this passage of scripture caused me to think about its meaning and whether it is helpful for myself and those around me. My first thought is that this is a call to action.…
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I was confronted with another question the other day from my wife. It wasn’t her question but one that was posed to her by a friend. This letter is not directed toward the friend but towards Christians who are discontent with how they feel in a church. They tend to ask questions or say, “This…
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I may get myself in trouble again. Repentance is one of those Christian terms I was taught early, but I am still trying to understand it beyond a 180-degree turn. This understanding serves well right away but leads to questions shortly after the next sinful activity. I believe this view has us with a cart…
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Our individualistic Western culture has made us terrible forgivers and virtually unable to accept forgiveness from others. We have turned forgiveness into being excused. We have emptied the purpose of forgiveness and replaced it with a desire to feel better or to be justified in our righteousness. “We often confuse forgiveness with excusing” – Lewis.…
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You may come to the conclusion that I am bat crazy after this one. Love is one of the most complex and mysterious concepts that exists. We are constantly overloaded with the word and do not understand how to do it well. When I do an internet search for the term love, I often receive…